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Oklahoma · 09-10-2009, 06:57 PM

Has anyone put in a metal deck in there truck bed? My wood looks like crap and I use it all the time and want it to be more praticable for what I use it for. any pics?

protrash64 · 09-10-2009, 07:13 PM

When I originally bought my p/u, it was a stepper and the bed had some type of aluminum rails in the floor. It looked good, was really heavy, and it was so long ago I dont remember how it was attached. Sorry, no pics either. It was some type of square stock.

Big Fenders · 09-10-2009, 07:48 PM

No pics but I did put 1/8 inch steel diamond plate in the bed of my 55 Chevy 1/2 ton. Used carriage bolts to secure and had the bed and up the sides coated with Rhinoliner. Happy with the results.
Bob

markeb01 · 09-10-2009, 08:04 PM

I installed aluminum diamond plate in my bed about 10 years ago. I use my truck all the time as well, and didn't want to invest in an expensive wood kit just to watch it get beat up.

I used 3/4" marine plywood as a subfloor, coated with fiberglass resin on both sides (no stain or cloth, just the resin) for waterproofing. I believe the bed is 50" wide under the corner strips, so I split two pieces of plywood lengthwise 25" wide by the length of the bed, and then tucked the edges up under the corner strips. I then layed 48 inch wide aluminum on top of the plywood, centered between the corner strips. I just bolted it all together and that was it. Nothing fancy but very durable. I would have preferred a 50 inch wide piece of aluminum so I could have installed it under the corner strips, but nobody local had anything in that size.

The attached pictures aren't very good but they're all I have:

09-10-2009, 06:57 PM	#1
Oklahoma Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: broken arrow oklahoma Posts: 266	Metal truck bed Has anyone put in a metal deck in there truck bed? My wood looks like crap and I use it all the time and want it to be more praticable for what I use it for. any pics?

09-10-2009, 07:13 PM	#2
protrash64 Resistance is Futile Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mesa,Arizona Posts: 3,519	Re: Metal truck bed When I originally bought my p/u, it was a stepper and the bed had some type of aluminum rails in the floor. It looked good, was really heavy, and it was so long ago I dont remember how it was attached. Sorry, no pics either. It was some type of square stock. __________________ 64 CHEVY PICK-UP > http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...otrash+re-hash 64 CARRYALL >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1964+suburban 66 LB >http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=427852 STRENGTH/DETERMINATION/MERCILESS/FOREVER .......posted via stationary device

09-10-2009, 07:48 PM	#3
Big Fenders Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tucson Arizona Posts: 264	Re: Metal truck bed No pics but I did put 1/8 inch steel diamond plate in the bed of my 55 Chevy 1/2 ton. Used carriage bolts to secure and had the bed and up the sides coated with Rhinoliner. Happy with the results. Bob

09-10-2009, 08:04 PM	#4
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Metal truck bed I installed aluminum diamond plate in my bed about 10 years ago. I use my truck all the time as well, and didn't want to invest in an expensive wood kit just to watch it get beat up. I used 3/4" marine plywood as a subfloor, coated with fiberglass resin on both sides (no stain or cloth, just the resin) for waterproofing. I believe the bed is 50" wide under the corner strips, so I split two pieces of plywood lengthwise 25" wide by the length of the bed, and then tucked the edges up under the corner strips. I then layed 48 inch wide aluminum on top of the plywood, centered between the corner strips. I just bolted it all together and that was it. Nothing fancy but very durable. I would have preferred a 50 inch wide piece of aluminum so I could have installed it under the corner strips, but nobody local had anything in that size. The attached pictures aren't very good but they're all I have:



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